Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhonestly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-hon-est-ly
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Synonym of dishonestly.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…]and was fond on her excedingly, ſo that for the loue of her he was ſicke: becauſe wheras ſhe was a virgin, it ſemed vnto him had hard to doe any thing vnhoneſtly with her."
"Vnhoneſtly, oneerbaerlijck, oftefameusſelijck."
"Now the Carline remembered the coming of the said merchant, and how he had cast his love on the Maiden unhonestly and lustfully."

Etymology

From Middle English unhonestly (“disgracefully”); equivalent to un- + honestly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: unhonestly

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more unhonestly (comparative) most unhonestly (superlative)

Synonyms

dishonestly

Questions

What does unhonestly mean?: Synonym of dishonestly.
Where does unhonestly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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